The Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Support Group

Analysis

The Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Support Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Weymouth. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Support Group reported income of £61k and spending of £23k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £14k to £61k (+329%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Support Group sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mad 4 Africa (£61k), The Thanet Youth and Community Centre (£61k) and Global Brigades UK (£61k).